Walkthrough for the Transcendental Hunter's Ruins - Chapter 10

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Episode 10
Just as Jeon Jae-woo cleared the Tomb of Swords Dungeon, across the sea in Japan.
“What?! What in the—what’s going on?!”
Japan’s Ministry of Defense—indeed, the entire Japanese government—was thrown into chaos.
While Korea maintained a separate Disaster Management Agency with the Hunter’s Association as a subordinate body, Japan ran its hunter operations under the Ministry of Defense.
The Japanese hunter bureau, which had been preparing to explore a dungeon as usual, was hit with a bombshell.
The Legendary-tier Dungeon that Japan had marked as their target—the Tomb of Swords—had been conquered.
They had spent days conducting meticulous surveys and preliminary expeditions to avoid overlap with other hunter superpowers.
All they needed to do now was summon domestic hunters and launch the conquest.
In a single moment, all that effort had become meaningless.
Whoever put in the most work, whoever explored the dungeon first got to claim it—that was the rule.
Considering they’d been so focused on this one dungeon that they had no attention to spare for other conquests, the loss was catastrophic for Japan.
Once word spread, the Defense Minister urgently summoned the head of the Hunter Bureau.
“How on earth did this happen? Korea seized the dungeon we were targeting before we could.”
“We’re still gathering details, but Korea’s movements seem far from ordinary. The moment a new dungeon appeared this month, they took one Legendary-tier dungeon first, then conquered another Legendary-tier dungeon.”
“What’s more, it wasn’t a major company or even the Korean Hunter’s Association behind it—a private individual claimed both. Has Korea produced a Transcendent-tier hunter?”
“…We’re currently investigating.”
Damn it all. Of all things, they had to lose the very dungeon Japan had been planning to conquer.
“Did they somehow learn in advance that we were targeting the Tomb of Swords? How else could this happen right as we were about to launch our conquest?”
“We can’t entirely rule out that possibility. Perhaps Korea deployed a newly awakened Transcendent-tier hunter to deliberately cut us off…”
Nothing was certain yet, but in truth, Japan and other nations were already half-convinced that a new Transcendent-tier hunter had emerged in Korea.
Otherwise, there was no way a single hunter could conquer a Legendary-tier dungeon less than an hour after it appeared.
However, one of the Defense Minister’s and the Hunter Bureau chief’s deductions was wrong.
Jeon Jae-woo had not deliberately targeted the dungeon Japan intended to explore.
How could an ordinary Korean citizen possibly know such classified information?
Either way, it no longer mattered.
At this point, their only option was to secure another Legendary-tier dungeon somehow.
The Defense Minister pressed his temples, his head throbbing.
“How is the search for other Legendary-tier dungeons progressing?”
“We’re moving forward with contingency plans we had prepared.”
But Japan, having been so fixated on one dungeon, had no spare attention to scout elsewhere—there were no contingency plans worth mentioning.
In a given month, the number of Legendary-tier dungeons that nations worldwide could attempt simultaneously barely exceeded twenty.
For Japan, securing even a single Legendary-tier dungeon would have been enough to claim success.
In other words, if Japan wanted to maintain its status as a hunter superpower, it needed to secure at least one Legendary-tier dungeon.
But Korea’s sudden seizure of the Tomb of Swords had derailed everything.
Of course, they couldn’t lodge a protest—we were targeting this, so you shouldn’t have taken it.
The best they could do was accuse Korea of eavesdropping on conquest information and preempting them.
“Find a countermeasure by any means necessary. We cannot let this month pass without securing at least one Legendary-tier dungeon.”
……
The Hunter Bureau chief left the meeting and pressed his subordinates.
“Well? Do we have any other Legendary-tier dungeons we can attempt?”
“My sincere apologies, Chief. The remaining Legendary-tier dungeons are already under exploration by Russia, China, Europe, and the United States. It’s too late to attempt new conquests at this stage.”
“We have to find a way. We cannot let this month pass without securing one Legendary-tier dungeon!”
But pooling their heads together now would yield nothing of value.
In the end, Japan failed to secure a single Legendary-tier dungeon throughout the entire month.
***
Meanwhile, Jeon Jae-woo and Myeol-geop returned after exploring their second Legendary-tier dungeon.
Jeon Jae-woo immediately opened the Box of Paradise and gathered the swords they’d brought back.
‘Should I put them in right away?’
But thinking about it, did he need to put in all the swords he’d brought back?
He wasn’t sure whether continuously feeding identical items would have any meaningful impact on the box’s performance.
Still, the fact that his materials were swords made him hesitate slightly.
Since swords were the material, the box would likely produce something specialized in close combat.
But Myeol-geop was already handling close combat expertly, and creating another melee-focused entity when they already had that specialty covered seemed inefficient.
Myeol-geop immediately picked up on his master’s doubt.
[Creator. Is something the matter?]
“No, just… you can already use a sword, so I wasn’t sure if it was worth making another swordsman character.”
[What if you attempted to create a different type of entity instead?]
“Huh? How would that work?”
At the unexpected suggestion, Jeon Jae-woo’s eyes widened in surprise.
Even if I wanted to create a different type of construct, all I have now are dozens of swords—what am I supposed to do with that?
[I believe it would be entirely possible if you extracted only the Mana from the swords and infused it into the box, rather than placing the swords themselves inside.]
Jeon Jae-woo’s expression turned bewildered.
Extract the Mana dwelling within a sword and place it in the box? That was actually possible?
Myeol-geop approached and quietly picked up one of the swords.
[Since it may be difficult to visualize, I will demonstrate directly.]
The moment Myeol-geop channeled Mana into the sword and pushed.
—Whoooosh…
Jeon Jae-woo started in surprise.
The dull Mana aura that had clung to the entire blade began surging toward the sword’s tip.
Myeol-geop then shoved the Mana separated from the sword directly into the box.
“Wow.”
Jeon Jae-woo, watching quietly, let out a short exclamation.
The Mana had been clinging to the blade like a leech.
Yet with skillful application of Mana, such a thing was possible.
[It is hardly a remarkable feat. Your creator would certainly be capable of the same.]
“Me? Really?”
It had been roughly a week since his Awakening as a Hunter.
Yet Jeon Jae-woo hadn’t even properly attempted to manipulate Mana itself.
He’d left all combat to Myeol-geop and simply created the Box of Paradise, then filled it with whatever came to hand.
[I recommend you attempt it. Should you learn to wield Mana appropriately, you would grow considerably as an Awakened one.]
Growth as an Awakened one—honestly, he wasn’t confident about that.
“Fine. Might as well give it a try.”
Since he’d Awakened to Mana, training in its use was important.
It also wasn’t wise to leave all Hunter work to Myeol-geop alone.
[An excellent decision. I will assist you from the sidelines.]
Thus Jeon Jae-woo began the work of extracting Mana from the swords as a form of training.
And under Myeol-geop, he suffered genuine hell.
“My Mana and the sword’s Mana aren’t separating properly…”
[Your Mana isn’t being transmitted properly to the sword’s core. You need to increase your output.]
When he asked about what wasn’t working, Myeol-geop pointed out his shortcomings like a master instructor.
“Hey. I’m getting tired now—couldn’t we take a break? It’s already been eight hours.”
[If I may be frank, I perceive that your creator still has energy reserves remaining.]
Despite being just a Golem, it subtly pressured him to continue even when he wanted to rest.
“…I’m seriously about to collapse right now.”
[It is not fatigue that would cause bodily harm, so it is acceptable. Extreme Training, by its very nature, is only perfected by enduring such a state.]
……
No matter how exhausted he became, it absolutely refused to let him rest—behaving cruelly in the truest sense.
What infuriated him was that Myeol-geop knew precisely what condition his master’s body was in and adjusted the training intensity accordingly on each occasion.
Jeon Jae-woo actually preferred to simply pass out and be unable to continue training.
‘…setting aside everything else, he’d be perfect as a Hunter instructor.’
If Myeol-geop were to visit the Hunter’s Association Training Academy, they’d almost certainly try to hire him as an instructor immediately.
After devoting himself to the work over several days and nights in this manner.
—Whoooosh…
He finally succeeded in transferring all the Mana dwelling within the swords into the Box of Paradise.
[You have labored greatly, creator.]
……
Jeon Jae-woo stared intently at the bowing Myeol-geop and pondered.
‘I should’ve just said to put the whole swords in from the start.’
After all that suffering, if something good didn’t come of it, he truly wouldn’t let it slide.
‘Though, well… not that there’s anything I could actually do about it.’
Jeon Jae-woo infused the final Mana and closed the box’s lid.
[Time remaining until completion: 23:59:59]
A timer counting down to the completion time began ticking away.
‘All that’s left now is to wait for one day to pass.’
Jeon Jae-woo headed toward his bed and unconsciously glanced at Myeol-geop’s expression.
“So, I can sleep freely now, right?”
[I am merely a Golem and a tool. I have no authority to comment on your creator’s sleep.]
……
It was lying through its teeth.
A machine, no less—and the moment I tried to rest during training, the looks it gave me were unrelenting.
‘I’m starting to wonder if that thing really is a Golem at all.’
In any case, I’d left the night watch to Myeol-geop and had just lain down on the bed.
—Ding-dong.
“?”
The front door chime rang with impeccable—and impeccably terrible—timing.
“Who is it? I’m not expecting anyone…”
Of all moments, it had to be when I was trying to sleep.
[Should there be an intruder, I shall eliminate them.]
“No, no—unless they’re a burglar, just stay put.”
Jeon Jae-woo held Myeol-geop back and checked who was at the door.
His eyes widened immediately.
Standing at the entrance was none other than Director Yu Jung-tae himself.
And judging by his expression, he was in quite some distress, fidgeting anxiously.
‘What on earth is he doing showing up at my place all of a sudden?’
After telling Myeol-geop to stay hidden, he opened the door.
Yu Jung-tae’s face broke into an expression of profound relief the moment he saw Jeon Jae-woo.
“Hunter Jeon Jae-woo! Thank goodness you’re safe!!”
“I… beg your pardon?”
Relief had given way to something close to tears.
What was this man doing, barging in unannounced to confirm whether I was alive or dead?
“Ah, forgive me. The truth is, I’ve been trying to reach you several times over the past few days, but you weren’t answering.”
Had the Hunter’s Association been calling?
I’d been too caught up in training with Myeol-geop to check my messages.
A Transcendent-tier Hunter who’d awakened such an Awakening must have seemed worrying when he wouldn’t pick up the phone.
“I apologize for the concern. I was simply absorbed in my training and didn’t have a chance to check. There’s nothing wrong.”
“Ah, I see.”
So he could leave now, preferably. I wanted to get some sleep.
But Yu Jung-tae continued.
“If it’s not too much trouble, might I have a word with you? There’s something I really must discuss with you, Hunter.”
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Transcendent-tier Hunter’s Dungeon Conquest Strategy
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